Busted 6 months for hentai and lolicon
Christopher Handley, the Iowa man on trial for possessing manga "drawings of children being sexually abused," was sentenced on Thursday to six months in prison. Following this sentence, Handley must serve three years of supervised release and five years of probation. Both of these terms will start upon his release from prison and will run concurrently. Handley also agreed to forfeit all seized materials, including his computer. During Handley's supervised release and probation, Handley must also "participate in a treatment program, to include psychological testing and a polygraph examination, as directed by the U. S. Probation Officer." According to earlier court documents, this last provision is "intended to provide [Handley] with diagnosis and treatment for sexually and/or gender identity or other mental health issues." Handley pleaded guilty to his charges in May 2009.This guy didn't possess any child porn and did not molest any children or anyone. This is the stupid community standards or Common Law at work. If the jury in your hick town thinks your funny books are an abomination in the eyes of the lord, well you're fucked. Like some supreme court judge I don't remember said, "I can't give you a definition of pornography, but I know it when I see it." I can't give you the exact definition of what makes a stupid fucking moron, but I know one when I hear one.
The prosecution also stated that "The works at issue do not even have arguable scientific, literary, artistic, or political value, such as Vladimir Nabokov's famed novel, Lolita, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.It's no art because I say so.
I'm also bothered by "diagnosis and treatment for sexually and/or gender identity or other mental health issues." Can the judicial system decide if your gender identity is acceptable? Same for sexuality; that's a thought crime.
"although honest with what he reported, was not disclosing enough to gain a complete picture of the nature and extent of [his] sexual deviancy … The main finding from the testing results is that Mr. Handley produced a guarded, defensive, and evasive profile. His test taking behavior suggests there is likely more to know about him than he is willing to disclose at this time."Christ, who wouldn't evasive in the same situation. He's being judge for his fantasies. Everybody's got some fucked up fantasies and as long as they don't hurt anyone they're really nobody's business. They really skrewed this guy's life.
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